‘‘Th­ese peo­ple aren’t go­ing to take their bot­tles with them into the park – no, they’re go­ing to throw them in some­one’s gar­den.’’

Na­tional com­man­der of po­lice’s Cricket World Cup op­er­a­tion San­dra Man­der son says the tour­na­ment will be the big­gest global sport­ing event of 2015.

Po­lice will be work­ing with se­cu­rity staff to en­sure a safe and se­cure en­vi­ron­ment at the match venues.

Un­der the Ma­jor Events Man­age­ment Act 2007 there are in­creased penal­ties for pitch in­vaders. This in­cludes pro­pel­ling an ob­ject on to the field of play. Any­one in­vad­ing the pitch at the Cricket World Cup could face im­pris­on­ment for a term up to three months or a fine up to $5000.

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Cup-ready: Fans will want to see Black Caps opener Martin Gup­till en­ter­tain them with some big runs at Eden Park.

Al­co­hol-free: The tem­po­rary liquor ban for the Cricket World Cup Fan Trail to Eden Park.